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The ChampionChip is one of the biggest weekly events on the bwin Poker calendar and offers the lure of a huge payday for the winner, with the chance to turn $200 into well over $30,000 in cold, hard cash.

Many players also play their way into the ChampionChip for a fraction of the normal cost, with numerous satellites running daily that see some turn a few dollars into a $200 ticket and the shot at a big score.

Sunday's ChampionChip would draw a very big field of 1,240 runners, with Dirk1806 fighting his way through every single one of them to be the last man standing and $36,955 richer when his long night of poker finally came to a close.

Below are the top ten finishers in the last running of the ChampionChip:

The obvious draw of the ChampionChip -- which regularly attracts over 1,000 entries each week -- is the juicy cash prize waiting for the winner, with over $32,000 in cash going to the winner on Sunday.

Winning the ChampionChip takes equal measures of skill and luck, as you need more than a little good fortune to survive all the twists and turns involved in playing your way through such a large field.

Donnafar would be up to that task on Sunday, claiming first place and $32,598 after defeating FeroxDK1 in heads-up play, with Romeopro rounding out the top three finishers.

Below are the top ten finishers in the last running of the ChampionChip:

bwin poker players often circle Sunday on their calendar each week, with the online finals offering a chance to win a poker trip to a live event as well as the ChampionChip getting underway weekly and offering the winner a big cash payday.

The ChampionChip would draw 1,135 entries for it's latest edition, which meant that the winner would take down a hair over $35,000 -- not a bad payday for a night spent clicking buttons and playing online poker.

Dak_Attacks would prove to be the cream of the crop on Sunday, claiming a first prize worth $35,004 when he defeated jokunikki in heads-up play.

Below are the top ten finishers in the last running of the ChampionChip:

The ChampionChip is a perfect way to cap off a week or launch into a brand new one, with a top prize of over $30,000 guaranteeing that the winner will either start or end their week in a wonderful mood.

Sunday's edition would draw just under 1,100 runners, which meant that the winner would have a long and winding road just to make the final table, with more work to be done then to stand alone in the winner's circle.

tspk-champ would prove to be up to that task, defeating al2995 in heads-up play to lay claim to the title and $33,863 in cash.

Below are the top ten finishers in the last running of the ChampionChip:

The ChampionChip offers bwin players the chance each week to turn a $200 buy-in into a first place prize of just over $30,000 -- and all for an evening spent clicking mouse buttons and playing poker.

Sunday's field would top out at 893 entries, with each and every one of them dreaming of playing their way to the final table and taking down the top prize.

Sunday would see another new winner emerge, with fodrasz1977 winning for the first time and claiming $30,147 in cash, with orangutanAA having to settle for a hefty consolation prize of $20,944 for finishing runner-up.

Below are the top ten finishers in the last running of the ChampionChip:

The ChampionChip gives bwin poker players something to look forward to each week, with the regular Sunday event paying out the winner more than $30,000 in cold, hard cash -- not bad pay for a day or night spent clicking buttons.

987 players would take their seats on Sunday, with each firmly focused on the task at hand: outlasting a big field and making their way to the final table.

meteze would do that and much more, not just making the final table but winning the whole thing, pocketing $32,177 for his win over bu6i89 in heads-up play, who'd get $22,354 for his runner-up finish.

Below are the top ten finishers in the last running of the ChampionChip: